Executive functioning is our ability to "get things done."
It is a set of skills that allows us to organize information, plan, learn, multi-task, remember things, prioritize, pay attention, and act on information
attention
focus
problem solving
impulse control
emotional control
organization
task initiation
prioritizing and planning
self-awareness
working memory
flexibility in thinking
processing speeds
self-monitoring
foresight and hindsight
self-talk
persistence
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